EXHIBIT C
                               HMI Industries Inc.
                                IRREVOCABLE PROXY

         The undersigned Participating Stockholder (for the undersigned and the
undersigned's representatives, successors and assigns) hereby appoints Kirk W.
Foley, an individual (the "DESIGNATED AGENT") as a true and lawful proxy and
attorney-in-fact, with respect to each annual and special meeting of the
stockholders of HMI Industries Inc. a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), or
with respect to actions taken by written consent of the stockholders of the
Company, to vote and give consent with respect to, all of the shares of Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share or other securities of the Company, now or
hereafter acquired or obtained, which the undersigned has voting control (the
"OWNED STOCK"), as fully, to the same extent and with the same effect as the
undersigned might or could do under any applicable laws or regulations governing
the rights and powers of stockholders of a Delaware corporation in connection
with any matter submitted to the Company's stockholders for stockholder vote,
consent, waiver, release or other action and the right to take part in a
corporate or stockholders' action, whether ordinary or extraordinary, as
provided in that certain Stockholders Voting Agreement, dated contemporaneously
herewith (the "VOTING AGREEMENT").

         The undersigned hereby affirms that this proxy is given as a condition
of the Voting Agreement and as such is coupled with an interest and is
irrevocable. The rights to vote and give consent granted hereby to the
Designated Agent include, but are not limited to, votes or consents relating to:
(1) the sale or merger of the Company; (2) the purchase or sale of assets by the
Company; (3) fixing the number and election of Directors of the Company; (4)
changing the Company's capital structure; (5) amending the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws; and (6) reclassifying the Company's capital stock.

         The Designated Agent may exercise the irrevocable proxy granted to the
Designated Agent under this Irrevocable Proxy at any time that the undersigned
fails to vote or take other action as required by the Voting Agreement, in which
case the Designated Agent shall exercise such proxy in accordance with such
requirements.

         The undersigned covenants and agrees that during the term of the Voting
Agreement, the undersigned will not grant any other proxy or voting rights with
respect to any Owned Stock.

         The proxies and powers granted by the undersigned pursuant to this
Irrevocable Proxy will be effective and irrevocable until the earlier to occur
of: (i) the termination of the Voting Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section
11 thereof; or (ii) the death or Permanent Disability (as such term is defined
in Section 10 of the Voting Agreement) of the Designated Agent, and will survive
the death, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency, incompetency or disability of
the undersigned. The undersigned intends this proxy to conform to the
requirements of Section 212 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

         THIS IRREVOCABLE PROXY SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AND BE
ENFORCEABLE AGAINST ANY DONEE, TRANSFEREE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE STOCK.

         Dated this __ day of October, 2001

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